Combined hammock and sleeping bag



June 15, 1943.

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Patented June 15, 1943 COMBINED HAMMOCK AND SLEEPING BAG Axel OlofAndersson, Stockholm, Sweden, as-

signor to Cajs-Marie Nygren,

Sweden Stockholm,

Application September 28, 1940, Serial No. 358,885

' 2 Claims. (01. 5-343) This invention relates to a combined hammock andsleeping bag.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device of the abovecharacter which may be suspended or hung in the usual manner of ahammock and which afiords protection. to the user against inclementweather conditions and cold.

A further object is the provision of an improved hammock and sleepingbag which is provided with a hood providing protection to the head ofthe wearer while at the same time permitting him to breathe freely andwhich is constructed and arranged in. such .a manner as to take up aminimum of space and provide additional comfort to the user.

Among other objects is the provision of a hammock and sleeping bag whichis of relatively inexpensive construction but neverthelss strong,durable and comfortable, and which may embody an inner sleeping'bag madeof blanket material or similar warm material.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a combined hammock and sleeping bag embodyingmy invention showing the flaps and hood forming the sleeping bag inclosed position;

Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view of the hood and upper portion of thedevice in the direction of the arrows on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a'detailed sectional view of the lower portion of the devicein. the direction of the arrows on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view in the direction of the arrows ontheline 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hammock and sleeping bag with thehood and flaps in open position revealing the lining or inner bag whichmay be provided in my device; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the device with thehood in raised position so as to indicate the manner in which it issupported by the supporting cords of the hammock.

The construction of my hammock may vary. However, I prefer to form itfrom a rectangular sheet at panel ill of water repellent or waterresistant material such as canvas. The longitudinal edges of the panelH) are provided with a seam or binding H and the upper and lower edgesare also provided with a seam or binding l2 preferably of slightlygreater width.

The upper and lower edges preferably are provided with a plurality ofapertures I4 in which grommets are fitted and through which thesuspending members for the hammock are connected. The suspending memberspreferably take the 01' seam form of a plurality of flexible cords I5which may be made of natural or synthetic fibers or of metallic chainsor cables. In connecting the cords 15 to the hammock they may be formedinto loops which are projeced through the apertures Id. A cord I6 isthen extended through the loops transversely of the hammock at the twoends thereof so as to prevent the loops from pulling through theapertures. It will be appreciated however that any other means forconnecting the cords to the hammock may be provided. The free ends ofthe cords l5 converge and are braided or otherwise interlaced togetheras indicated at IT and are then connected to a ring Ill. The rings I 8at the two ends of the hammock may then be hung from two suitablesupports so as to suspend the hammock in the usual manner between thetwo supports.

The structure so far described is to be found in one form ofconventional hammock and it will be appreciated that other types ofhammocks may be employed in utilizing my invention.

So as to provide protection and warmth when the hammock is used forsleeping purposes I combined with the hammock, in an improved manner, mynew sleeping bag. This construction preferably comprises a flap-l9 madeof water repellent or water resistant material such as canvas andsubstantially similar in size and shape to the panel Ill. One of thelongitudinal edges of the flap [9 as indicated at 2 is permanentlyattached to the panel ID as by being stitched into the hem l l. Theremaining three edges are free from permanent connection with the lowerpanel. However the opposite longitudinal edge indicated at 2| and thelower edge indicated at 22 are provided with releasable connections withthe lower panel preferably in the form of a slide fastener.

The slide fastener is of conventional construction consisting of tworows of interlocking teeth, one of the rows of teeth being connected tothe flap l9 and the other row of teeth being connected to the seam orhem of the panel Ill as shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 4. The rows ofteeth are caused to interlock and to release by means of a slide 23 ofconventional construction but which is provided with a handle disposedon the inside of the flap so that a person inside of the sleeping bagcan readily actuate the slide to open or close the flap.

The upper edge of the flap l9 indicated at 24 is also provided withslide fastener teeth but instead of connecting with the lower panel ofthe hammock Ill the teeth interengage with teeth secured to the loweredge of a hood 25. The hood 25 is preferably formed of a panel of waterrepellent or water resistant material such as canvas which is preferablyrectangular in shape with the two portions 26 and 21 folded diagonallyfrom the center of the top of the panel to the lower corners thereof inthe manner shown forming a substantially triangular hood open at thecenter thereof as indicated at 28. The lower edge of each of the foldedportions 26 and 21 of the hood is provided with a row of slide fastenerteeth adapted to interengage with the teeth attached to the edge 24 ofthe flap l9. Slide 23 which is adapted to release and interengage theslide fastener teeth around the lower edge and longitudinal edge of flapl9 also controls the teeth secured to the portion 26 of the hood.Another slide 29 controls the interegagement of the slide fastener teethon the portion 21 and the other half of edge 24 of panel I 8. Slide 29likewise has its handle positioned on the inside of the Sleeping bag sothat it can conveniently be erated from the inside of the bag by theperson using it as indicated at 29.

The hood 25 is permanently connected to the upper edge of the panel H!of the hammock and projects beyond the edge, normally resting upon theflexible cords which support the hammock. This provides a comfortablesupport for the hood and permits a certain amount of freedom of movementfor the head. Also, by forming the hood above the hammock in thisfashion it provides a maximum amount of space on the harm mock for thebody of the user.

So as to provide additional warmth and comfort for the user, I mayprovide an inner sleeping bag 30 made of warm material such as wool orpart wool blanket material. The bag 30 may be formed of two plies 3| and32 substantially similar in size and shape to the panel l0 and connectedtogether along one longitudinal edge and along the lower edge. The lowerply 3| may be releasably attached to the panel H] by suitable fasteningmeans such as the snap fasteners 33. The open longitudinal edges of theply 3| and 32 may be similarly releasably connected together by snapfasteners 34. The upper end of ply 3| has permanently connected theretoa hood 35 made of similar blanket material and similar in size and shapeto hood 25 to which it may be connected by snap fasteners 35. Theturneddown edges of hood 35 may also be releasably connected to theupper edge of ply 32 by means of snap fasteners or the like.

In using my device it is suspended in the usual manner of a hammock bymeans of the rings I8.

It will be appreciated that it may be used with or without the innersleeping bag 30 depending upon the temperature and weather conditions.Where the inner bag is used flap I9 is opened and the bag is connectedto the panel In by means of the snap fastener 33. The person using thebag slides inside of the inner bag and closes the snap fastener 34. Hethen secures the flap l9 along the lower and side edges and to the hoodby means of the slides 23 and 29. Since the handles of the slides aredisposed on the inside of the sleeping bag it will be appreciated thatthe slides can be conveniently operated by the user while he is in thebag.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a combined hammock andsleeping bag of simple and inexpensive construction which isnevertheless rugged, and which is comfortable and affords adequateprotection to the user. It should be appreciated that modifications maybe made in the embodiment of my invention without departing from theinvention as set forth in the accompanying claims.

I claim:

1. A combined hammock and sleeping bag comprising a rectangularelongated panel made of flexible water repellent material, supportingmeans comprising flexible cords connected to and projecting beyond therespective ends of the panel whereby the panel may be suspended, a flapof substantially the same size and shape as the panel permanentlyconnected to the panel along one of the longitudinal edges thereof,means for releasably connecting the opposite edge and the lower end ofthe flap to the other longitudinal edge and the lower end of the panelrespectively so as to form a substantially enclosed bag, and a hoodformed of a sheet of flexible water repellent material permanentlyconnected at its lower end to the upper end of the panel and restingfreely upon the flexible cords, the side edges of the sheet being foldedover into substantially parallel relationship with the lower end thereofand having means for releasably connecting them to the upper end of theflap.

2. A combined hammock and sleeping bag as set forth in claim 1, in whichthe releasable connecting means between the flap and the panel andbetween the flap and the hood comprises a slide fastener having anoperating slide member for causing the interengagement and release ofthe fastener with a handle projecting downwardly beneath the flap sothat it may be operated by a person disposed between the panel and theflap.

AXEL OLOF ANDERSSON.

